The Enabling Space: Voices of Civil Society Resistance

LGBTQIA+ Rights and Civic Space in Trinidad and Tobago

In this episode, we speak with Kyle Boodoo, Project Officer at The Cropper Foundation in Trinidad and Tobago, about the evolving environment for LGBTQIA+ rights and civil

Freedom of Expression, Accountability and Self Censorship in Indonesia

In this episode, EU SEE and our wonderful host Clarisse are joined by Rinto Leonardo Siahaan from the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development, or INFID, a leadi

The 2026 Foreign Contribution Regulation Act Bill and Civil Society's role in Contemporary India, with Subhashini Prabhaker, VANI

In this episode, we're joined by Subhashini Prabhakar from the Voluntary Action Network India, or VANI, to discuss the amendments to India's Foreign Contribution Regulati

La Emergencia Permanente como Régimen de Control en América Latina y el Caribe, con Eduardo Marenco, CIVICUS

En este segundo episodio en español del podcast de la EU SEE retomamos la conversación iniciada en nuestro primer episodio sobre Ecuador para ampliar la mirada hacia las

Ecuador: El uso selectivo de las leyes para restringir la sociedad civil

En este primer episodio en español del podcast de la EU SEE contamos con la participación de nuestros socios de la red en Ecuador. En el último año aproximadamente, el G

The Anti-Rights Movement and the War on Gender Policy with Florence Bateson and Ilse Wermink

In this special episode for gender justice month, we talk to Ilse Wermink, MenEngage Europe Director and Florence Bateson, Gender, Peace and Security Expert, to discuss t

Nepal: Hope, Gen-Z and Gender Empowerment Ahead of 5 March Elections

Today’s guest is Arjun Bhattarai, President of the NGO Federation of Nepal and a member of the global Forus network, EU SEE network member. Nepal's most important electio

Thailand: Lèse-Majesté and the Future of Freedom of Expression

Thailand is rapidly approaching new elections and a constitutional referendum on 8 February, following the recent dissolution of the Parliament by Prime Minister Anutin C

Algérie : Naviguer dans un espace civique sous pression

Dans cet épisode d’Enabling Space, Voices of Civil Society Resilience, nous parlons avec Zakaria Benlahrech, avocat et directeur de la Fondation pour la promotion des dro

Gen Z and the Future of Democracy with Green MEP Catarina Vieira

In this episode we sit down with Dutch/Portuguese Green MEP Catarina Vieira, one of the youngest MEPs in the European Parliament. We talk about the rise of Gen-Z and th

From the Streets to the Screens: Strategies for Defending the Digital Enabling Environment

Conversations about civic space, referred to as the "enabling environment" in the EU SEE Project, often unfold along two parallel tracks: one addressing traditional aspec

Introducing Country Focus Reports: A Global Health Check for Democracy and Civil Society

In this episode we talk to EU SEE Programme Lead David Kode about the EU SEE's launch of Country Focus Reports, and the trends and insights that are following into the st